BGI, the world's largest genomic organization in the world, today announced that the study on Genomic Analysis of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O104:H4, conducted by BGI and its collaborators, was published online today in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

SHENZHEN, China, June 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- To aid the fight of the deadly outbreak of E.

Canadian scientists say they've developed a cheaper, faster way to compile draft genome sequences that could improve cancer research. University of British Columbia Associate Professor Steve Jones and colleagues at Simon Fraser University say they have combined cutting edge hardware with novel software to compile genome sequences at a fraction of the cost of current methods. Using their new approach, the research team compiled the first complete genome sequence of a fungus (Grosmannia clavigera) that is key to the mountain pine beetle infestation process. The infestation has affected 10 to 14 million hectares of pine forests in British Columbia.

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Fruit scientists uncover DNA behind color, flavor, shape, nutrition and ripening